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J. K. Simmons Sells You Portals

Portal 2, out soon!

Mar. 22 2011

Posted by: Brad

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Portal 2

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JK Simmons is sexy

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Sweet

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3x The Excitement for this game.

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So all this Co-op stuff is worrying me, I don't really have anyone to play Portal 2 with and playing with random people online with a game like this doesn't sound great, so I wonder how the split will be in centent between the co-op and singleplayer, maybe you can play the co-op stuff with AI 
 
Also, JK Simmons is still awesome 

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This is amazing!

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JK Simmons is amazing. Reminds me of him in Burn After Reading. Is it too much to hope he becomes Valve's Kevin Butler?
 
Also, Portal 2 still looks awesome.

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I'm really liking what I've heard of the Cave Johnson character.

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OMG THERE ARE SO MANY GAMES COMING OUT THIS YEAR I WANT!!! I'm gonna be broke by 2012 :(

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Its not JK's fault, but I will always associate him with Nazi prison rape.

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Look at them panels go, hot damn.

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This game is going to be so awesome, it's actually insane.

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I think they're marketing with co-op stuff to not give away anything about the single player, which will be narratively unique, just like the original Portal.

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Those panels?  They're crap. Crap, crap, mega crap. I'll give you $200 for all of 'em.

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JK Simmons makes a great replacement for GlaDOS. He has his own flavor, but is still funny as shit. Great choice. 
 
And my closest friend loves Portal as much as I do, so co-op is perfect for me. So yeah, sucks that you aren't as fortunate, Venatio. That's no fun.

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The animators at Valve need to make longer cinematics. These are soo good! I'd love to see a 20 minute Left 4 Dead movie or even a feature length Half-Life movie.

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@MetalGearFlaccid said:
" Those panels?  They're crap. Crap, crap, mega crap. I'll give you $200 for all of 'em. "
If J. Jonah Jameson is in the next Spiderman movie they better get J.K. Simmons again. He fuckin' nailed that role. One of the greatest living character actors.
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@ThePilgrums:
GlaDOS is still in the game though. (In case you didn't know, not trying to sound whiny or anything)
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@Venatio said:
" So all this Co-op stuff is worrying me, I don't really have anyone to play Portal 2 with and playing with random people online with a game like this doesn't sound great, so I wonder how the split will be in centent between the co-op and singleplayer, maybe you can play the co-op stuff with AI  Also, JK Simmons is still awesome  "
From what I heard the single player will be about twice as long as Portal 1 ... and the Coop will be the same length but different levels.  
 
So even if you can't play the coop you will probably get your moneys worth. 
 
I think they just advertise the coop more because its "the new thing".
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Edited By mustachioeugene

JK Simmons also wants you to get Farmers Insurance and buy M&M's, specifically the yellow/peanut ones.

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@LordLOC said:
" @ThePilgrums:GlaDOS is still in the game though. (In case you didn't know, not trying to sound whiny or anything) "
Yeah, I know. "Replacement" was a bad word to use. Should have said he was a great compliment to GlaDOS.
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"The planks of the future"

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That made me genuinely laugh out load. I can't recall the last time that happened.

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Laughed so hard at the end when he said "That is not a panel. That's a crusher. We sell them too."

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@Venatio said:

" So all this Co-op stuff is worrying me, I don't really have anyone to play Portal 2 with and playing with random people online with a game like this doesn't sound great, so I wonder how the split will be in centent between the co-op and singleplayer, maybe you can play the co-op stuff with AI  Also, JK Simmons is still awesome  "

 That's why I blackmailed a friend. I bought the two-pack pre-order and told a friend that I would give him the other license if he promised to only do his first playthrough of the co-op with me so I wouldn't end up with some random person bitching about how I was taking so long and showing me the solutions to puzzles and rushing me through and just ruining a fun experience. 
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Cave Johnson has to be the best new character this year.

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I haven't watched any footage of Portal 2, other than the initial E3 trailer, and I don't think I'm going to start now. It's rare that I go into a game completely fresh, but this time, I think that's what I want to do.

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Man, I wish I had JK Simmons voice. 

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I was hoping for more Demon's Souls talk in my Portal 2 promotional material.

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@ryanwho said:
" Its not JK's fault, but I will always associate him with Nazi prison rape. "
yes
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Those "fun whacky nuckle-head " robots are starting to fuck me off. Are they replacing portals's subtle, clever and dark humour with nothing more than a bad laurel and hardy slapstick act???
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Fantastic

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@FoxMulder said:
" OMG THERE ARE SO MANY GAMES COMING OUT THIS YEAR I WANT!!! I'm gonna be broke by 2012 :( "
Or you could have my problem: plenty of gaming funds, but no time!!
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@Rewcastle: wouldn't want you to get fucked off
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Good lord, JK Simmons has an amazingly appropriate voice for everything going on in portal.

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love it, can't wait!

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I preordered on amazon for the 20 credit
 
and this trailer was pixar quality

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My body is ready.

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@onyxghost said:
" Good lord, JK Simmons has an amazingly appropriate voice for everything going on in portal. "
Agreed 100%!! 
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@Venatio said:
" So all this Co-op stuff is worrying me, I don't really have anyone to play Portal 2 with and playing with random people online with a game like this doesn't sound great, so I wonder how the split will be in centent between the co-op and singleplayer, maybe you can play the co-op stuff with AI  Also, JK Simmons is still awesome  "
I think the single player will be just as important, they're just pushing the co-op because it's new. 
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I fucking love these things so much. Valve is amazing. The end made me laugh heartily.

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I really dislike the British personality sphere they've been showing - I just don't find him amusing. Simmons however has me ready to go.

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J.K. Simmons is fantastic. This made me laugh out loud, it's a lot more amusing than his insurance commercials and this is just his voice.

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Perfect

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@Mumrik: Racist.
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PUT THIS IN ME

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I need Portals!  Portals about Spider-man!!!

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I really hope Cave doesn't get run into the ground like cake was.  But beyond my hopefully unfounded fears, I AM FUCKING HYPED YEEEAAAAHHH J.K. SIMMONSSSS FUCKKK YEEAAAHHH

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Please tell me they are airing this commercial on TV!

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What ISN'T this guy in? I'm actually watching him RIGHT NOW on a Farmer's Insurance commercial...

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charming